Optima Digital 400 Guide De L'utilisateur page 12

Easy Set up - Charging w/ DC Clamps in a Vehicle
WARNING - FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY,
DAMAGE OR EXPLOSION, ALWAYS SHIELD EYES WITH SAFETY GLASSES.
Follow all General and Personal Safety Precautions in this manual and those by
the battery manufacturer.
Follow all the preparing-to-charge steps for in a vehicle battery charging / maintaining.
For in a vehicle charging or auto maintaining a fully charged battery, please find below the
sequence of steps for in a vehicle charging (negative chassis ground vehicles).
1. Connect the red POSITIVE (POS, P, +) cable clamp to the POSITIVE (POS, P, +) post.
2. Connect the BLACK NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -) cable clamp to the vehicle's chassis.
Do not connect the black negative (NEG, N, -) cable clamp to metal fuel lines
or anywhere in proximity of the carburetor or the battery itself.
3. Plug the charger into a properly grounded GFCI protected outlet. (not shown)
Pictured: Typical DC charging clamp connections for a precharge status (with engine off),
charging or just maintaining a fully charged battery with the DC charging clamps in a vehicle.
Note: In the event your vehicle is a POSITIVE (POS, P, +) ground set up then follow the safety
instructions on page 8 for charging a battery in a positive grounded vehicle.
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Easy Set up - Charging w/ Ring Terminal Cables
WARNING - FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY,
DAMAGE OR EXPLOSION, ALWAYS SHIELD EYES WITH SAFETY GLASSES.
Follow all General and Personal Safety Precautions in this manual and those by the
battery manufacturer.
Follow all the preparing-to-charge steps for in a vehicle and out of vehicle battery
charging / maintaining.
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Charging cable connector
Pictured: Typical maintainer cable assembly connections for auto-maintaining a fully charged
battery in or out of a vehicle with a hardwired cable connection. Cable supplied.
For in a vehicle auto maintaining (not shown) a fully charged battery please find below the
steps for setting up your charger for the hardwired auto-maintainer operation. The sequence
of steps below is for an in a vehicle installation set up for the most common vehicles (negative
chassis ground vehicles).
1. Connect interchangeable ring terminal cable by disconnecting the charging clamps
at the charging cable connector.
2. Connect the red POSITIVE (POS, P, +) ring terminal to the POSITIVE (POS, P, +) post.
3. Connect the BLACK NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -) ring terminal to the vehicle's chassis.
Do not connect the black negative (NEG, N, -) cable to metal fuel lines
or anywhere in proximity of the carburator or the battery itself.
4. Plug the charger into a properly grounded GFCI protected outlet.
Note: In the event your vehicle is a POSITIVE (POS, P, +) ground set up then follow the safety
instructions on page 8 for charging a battery in a positive grounded vehicle.
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